ACRC Korea Transparency Newsletter (August 2020)

International Anti-Corruption Conference to be held in Korea in December through online format due to COVID19

- ACRC will organize the IACC to ensure general public could freely join discussions on the latest anti-corruption issues such as post-COVID19 and fake news -



September 9, 2020
Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission
The Republic of Korea


The 19th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) will be held online in December this year due to the spread of COVID-19.
The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC, Chairperson Jeon Hyeon-Heui) and Transparency International (TI) have decided to hold the 19th IACC online safe from risks of COVID 19 from1- 4 of December this year.


Since 1983, the IACC has been held every two years. It is the biggest global anti-corruption forum where about 2,000 experts from countries around the world share anti-corruption information and experiences and find solutions for challenges, drawing interest and participation from people throughout the world.


The ACRC, representing the government of the host country, takes the charge of the overall management of the 19th IACC which will be held under the theme of “Designing 2030: Truth, Trust and Transparency”.


For the first time in the IACC history, the 19th edition of the conference will be held online due to the COVID19 global pandemic.

The virtual conference will discuss latest anti-corruption issues in and outside Korea such as ‘Post-COVID19, fake news, money laundering, populism, and extremism”


At the conference, heads of international organizations, such as the United Nations (UN), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), ministerial-level senior public officials from countries around the world, representatives of global non government organizations, and CEOs of multinational corporations share their opinions on global anti-corruption trends and share best practices of their countries.


They will also talk with global online attendants about anti-corruption issues through online Q&A sessions, one-on-one chats, and discussions.


Along with such meaningful discussions, various side events such as a talk concert, anti-corruption film festival, music concert will take place during the conference period to attract the interest of ordinary citizens to anti-corruption issues.


Since the virtual conference will put no limits in terms of space and time, a large number of people are expected to join the event. Especially, ordinary citizens and young people who have a great interest in ‘anti-corruption’ and ‘fairness’ could freely join the conference.


Detailed information on the conference such as programs, side events, speaker information, and registration will be posted on the IACC website (www.iacc2020.kr).


The 19th IACC had been initially planned to take place in June this year in Coex, Seoul. Due to the spread of COVID19, however, it was postponed until December with changes in the venue to Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO) in Busan. As the virus does not seem to disappear anytime soon, the ACRC has decided to host the conference online.


ACRC Chairperson Jeon Hyeon-Heui said, “At a time when due to the COVID19 pandemic, trust, truth and transparency have become important values more than ever before, ‘integrity’ will become an important national competitiveness in the post-COVID19 era.”


She added, “The ACRC will make sure that by successfully hosting the 19th IACC together with citizens, Korea’s national competitiveness of integrity will get significantly stronger.”